Pete68

Sorry guys I’m going have to take a break on the 1/87 for a good while its really messing with my hands and eyes. Anyway back to the bench. I got this from Dave (AITM) last year and I’ve decided to start it.I painted the Cab Allis Chamlers Orange. I plan on this pulling a dump trailer. The Engine will not be seen but I painted it close to Mack gray as I could. Have to get a few more parts to add and I got some built also tonight. I’m going to make some new tank brackets. I’m using the DM frame to get the vintage parts to build this and using parts from other kits. Enjoy the pics

Thanks for the complement guys

Vince I painted this truck over 20yrs ago it’s still on my layout though I can’t recall what was the paint

Very nice the AC is my favorite chain drive Mack

Thanks for the complement guys. I’m sorry I just can build these much anymore

Thanks i’ve been building Kbri Kits for over 20 years and other German kits as you mentioned thanks for the help those german kits are very nice and you’re right they’re highly detailed The trailer might be a lowboy or a flat I don’t know just yet I have to go through my stash and figure out what I’m going to use I still have several of the KBRI heavy haul kits left. Thanks Ronnie for the complement yes it will have a dual winch I have a picture of it in the parts layout

Here one I built back in the Fall of 2007.The truck is a old Ivers Engineering with updated wheels, tires and tanks the trailer was a Athearn RTR. Enjoy the pics

Thanks Sa The chassis is done thought I would set the cab on it just to see how things look. I maybe putting a different battery box set up on it

Vince I put it in the description what the chassis and running gear was it’s a 1/87 Russian truck kit that I bought from Romania back in 2008. Everything in the pic besides the cab and the winch came with that truck. I don’t even know if they still sell the truck . Thanks for the complement

I started the truck back in 2008 and this is far as I got. Thanks to Jeff and his awesome KW oil rig gave me the motivation to dig this old build out and finish it. The cab is a Athearn Kenworth I added cab skirts and made a farr air cleaner and a top mounded air conditioner. I will also be added a duel winch. The frames do running gear is a 1/87 Russian off road truck kit. Here’s some pics of the parts layout and a couple of pic for reference use only. I had the privilege to see the solid white truck in person in a junkyard and took some pics of it, when I can find them I will post it.

Yeah but every inch of the shelf space will be worth it you have a beautiful model on your hands my problem is I’ve ran out of room for 1/25 Scale so now I’m downsizing taking out some of my old builds in 1/87. I like your idea of the twin winch you’re really getting the mojo flowing to pull out one of my 1/87 KW C500 trucks.

Wow that’s going to be one huge truck! I may have to build one of these in 1/87 scale I like it but not the room it will take up

Thanks Sam there's so much 1/87 goodies out there to make these so detailed than 20yrs ago

Thanks. It’s been almost 10yrs since I’ve built 1/87 scale I kinda miss it but don’t. Going to start the work on the Pup. Here’s some outside shots

Thanks glad your liking it.Got a little more done to it today. I used my chrome pen to paint the cab lights, top cap and sides of the grill, top of air cleaner, Air horn, and the spot light Added the air cleaner Made rear mud flaps and bracket Installed the tank. Added a tool box and fire extinguisher I have to paint the lights and the truck is done

Here’s some update pics on what I got done this morning Painted and decaled the tanks Added some ech mirrors Drilled out fog light holes in the bumper Decided on what air cleaner to use made the pipe and made a bracket for the cab I added a thin piece of styrene to the frame rails to give it a more convincing look Made a bracket for some Sheepscot Sanders

Thanks sam Vince those are Athearn wheels Don Mills Tires

I understand Jim

Got a some work done this evening Primered The tanks Removed the tool box to add a fuel tank on the right side Correctly mounted the headlights Drilled out the Airhorn Mounted a spotlight on the left side Added Athearn Wheels with Don Mills tires think I’m going to call it a night

Thanks Jim have you decided to build one of these yet

Vince nice ech. Time to get to work

Here’s another one I built about 12yrs ago. The cab was a Gunther car works sitting on a full running gear Malibu frame plus other custom parts. Decals were from JBOT. Enjoy the pic

That is true and there some what cheaper I just had to quit because of my arthritis in my hand and my eye site I can deal with the eye site now it’s my hands I’m trying to finish my favorite projects in 1/87 to build before my hands get really bad.

Thanks Jim W922 is a single ????? tamdem axle with a drag axle or a pusher axle

Here’s one I built many years ago it started out as a Ulrich kit I stretched the frame made it a drag axle and added the Boley tanks and other components. Decals are from micro scale